Saturday, January 5, 2008

Stegs

This blanket came about when afghans for Afghans (http://www.afghansforafghans.org/) was having a drive to get baby items to Afghanistan and I wanted a baby blanket that would be quick, easy and warm. In order to get the most mileage out of my yarn I started with a basic corner to corner “dishcloth;” beginning the decreases when I had used half my yarn. When the blanket was completed, it looked pretty boring, so I played around with edgings and colors until I found the saw tooth border that reminded me of stegosaurus’ spines; and so Stegs was born.

about me

I learned to knit at the tender age of 5 with 3 mm needles and a scrap of wool yarn. I have been knitting on and off since then, but only recently began tweaking patterns and trying my hand at designing. I am a level II nursery nurse in Seattle, WA by day and always have some small project, usually socks, on the needles for my commute.